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Douglas fir
(Encyclopedia) Douglas fir: see pine.Douglas spruce
(Encyclopedia) Douglas spruce: see pine.red fir
(Encyclopedia) red fir: see pine.running pine
(Encyclopedia) running pine, common name for the plant species Lycopodium clavatum, also called ground pine. See Lycopodiophyta.Wollemi pine
(Encyclopedia) Wollemi pineWollemi pinewŏlˈəmīˌ [key], primitive tree, Wollemia nobilis, of the conifer family Araucariaceae, named after Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia, where it…Brewer's: Pine-bender
(The). Sinis, the Corinthian robber; so called because he used to fasten his victims to two pinetrees bent towards the earth, and then leave them to be rent asunder by the rebound.…fir
(Encyclopedia) fir, any tree of the genus Abies of the family Pinaceae (pine family), tall pyramidal evergreen conifers characterized by short, flat, stemless needles and erect cylindrical cones that…naval stores
(Encyclopedia) naval stores, term initially applied to the cordage, mask, resin, tar, and timber used in building wooden sailing ships; it now designates the products obtained from the pine tree, e.g…Lufkin
(Encyclopedia) Lufkin, city (1990 pop. 30,206), seat of Angelina co., E Tex.; inc. 1890. Situated in the deep pine woods, it is the core of a region of forest industries with many sawmills and the…monkey-puzzle tree
(Encyclopedia) monkey-puzzle tree, evergreen tree (Araucaria araucana) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are…Trending
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